Moses Mbye concedes ‘desperate’ nature of St Helens after golden point win

St Helens breathed life into their season with a hard-fought golden point win over Salford Red Devils last night which saw them leapfrog Rowley’s side into fourth in Super League.

A loss would have seen Salford open up a four-point gap over St Helens and would have left the Red Vee potentially at risk of falling out of the top six, just four points ahead of Leeds Rhinos.

However, after the sides couldn’t be split in 80 minutes, Moses Mbye split the uprights with a drop goal to secure the two points and hand the Saints a 17-16 win.

It marked the first time that the club had won two games on the bounce since the middle of June, almost two months ago, and that was hinted at by Man of the Match Moses Mbye in his post-game interview.

Speaking on Sky Sports about the winning drop goal, Mbye explained: “I wanted to go a little bit earlier, to be honest. I actually got a deflection there so it only just went over but it’s still one point isn’t it, so it is a good win for us.

“We’re quite desperate at the minute. Obviously, last week we felt like we got a little bit back on track and it was really important to build on that and not take a step back from the steps we took forward last week.”

St Helens had beaten Hull FC 46-6 last week to end their five-game losing run but if they’re to make it three wins in a row, they’ll have to beat old foes Wigan Warriors at Magic Weekend, something Mbye labelled as a “big challenge”.

“What I get paid to do” – St Helens star revels in role

St Helens saw their seasons derailed due to a major injury crisis which saw several players playing out of position and moved around, none more so than Moses Mbye.

The 30-year-old has played in every position throughout the spine this season, even spelling at loose forward at times, but it’s something that he claims he revels in as he argued it was part of what it takes to be a St Helens player.

“Personally it’s fine. That’s what I get paid to do, this is my job. I came as a utility and I’m up for moving and playing multiple positions, I’ve been doing that for the last 10 years of my career.

“It’s my role, it’s my job and I pride myself on being able to fill gaps and I pride myself on being able to do a job where required. I think that’s a message from Saints as a club, if you’re required to do a role, you’re expected to do it, you’re expected to do it well.”

Whilst he took the plaudits for the winning drop goal, it was also his defensive effort that helped force the game to golden point with his tackle on Deon Cross saving a near-certain try.

“Yeah, obviously we made it really difficult for ourselves defending there. I think we had 11 on at one stage but defending is something that we really pride ourselves on as a club, not just as an individual, we pride ourselves hard on our work rate, working hard for each other.

“If it wasn’t me in that position, it would have been someone else I’m sure. So, just the right place at the right time.”